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From July 25th to August 2nd, Los Angeles, California will host the biggest sports and humanitarian event in the world in 2015, the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The World Games will draw 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches representing 177 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators, and proudly wearing national colors among them will be 26[Read More…]

Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of global billionaires. The Microsoft founder once again beat Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to the top spot. Mr Gates’ net worth rose by just over $3bn (£1.94bn) in the year to 13 February, to $79bn. There are a record 1,826[Read More…]

News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Mar. 3, 2015: Last month, Danilo Medina, the President of the Dominican Republic, made clear that it was time to reset his country’s foreign policy to better reflect its development objectives and the process of change and modernization now underway. His views reflect the fact that the Dominican economy is growing rapidly, its sophisticated and[Read More…]

Come see Cher-Antoinette perform with other Talent Uncapped Artist at the CaFA Fair Spoken Word Event at Divi Southwinds Resort, on fabulous Dover Beach, 5 pm, March 13, 2015. Cher-Antoinette is a mother of two, a forensic scientist and is a multiple silver and bronze award winner at the Barbados National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) in Photography, Visual[Read More…]

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has apprehended 10 Caribbean migrants in the waters off Miami. The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has apprehended 10 Caribbean migrants in the waters off Miami. CBP said that the migrants, whose nationalities were not identified, were nabbed after agents deployed warning shots and[Read More…]

A protocol outlining the standard operating procedures governing how an earthquake or tsunami affecting Barbados will be handled has been approved by the Emergency Management Advisory Council. That protocol, explained Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Judy Thomas, has been sent on to the Ministry of Home Affairs, also for approval, after which the Attorney General would decide[Read More…]

A committee has been formed to examine whether marijuana should be legalised in the region. This was disclosed by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, as he addressed the media, as the 26th Inter-Sessional Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), came to a close last Friday at the Meliá Beach Resort in Nassau. Concerning whether or not Caribbean[Read More…]

Sony and Microsoft have opted to unveil mid-range smartphones at the Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona. Microsoft indicated it would wait until the release of Windows 10 to announce a new flagship, despite its high-end Lumia 930 dating back to April 2014. Sony’s Xperia Z3 is less old, having launched in September. But the firm had previously refreshed[Read More…]

News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Mar. 3, 2015: Last month, Danilo Medina, the President of the Dominican Republic, made clear that it was time to reset his country’s foreign policy to better reflect its development objectives and the process of change and modernization now underway. His views reflect the fact that the Dominican economy is growing rapidly, its sophisticated and[Read More…]

Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of global billionaires. The Microsoft founder once again beat Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to the top spot. Mr Gates’ net worth rose by just over $3bn (£1.94bn) in the year to 13 February, to $79bn. There are a record 1,826[Read More…]

The Ministry of Health has assured the public that Barbados’ progress in its national HIV prevention and control campaign has minimised the likelihood of resistant strains of HIV occurring here. Actions taken include the identification of HIV cases; linking those cases to care; and providing HIV-specific drugs. Senior Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Anton Best, was responding today to the[Read More…]

From July 25th to August 2nd, Los Angeles, California will host the biggest sports and humanitarian event in the world in 2015, the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The World Games will draw 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches representing 177 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators, and proudly wearing national colors among them will be 26[Read More…]

Critically acclaimed reggae band Morgan Heritage has announced the release date of their anticipated “Strictly Roots” Album. The album already deemed a classic by music industry insiders will be released on all major digital platforms April 20th, 2015 and the physical copy on the 21st via www.MorganHeritageMusic.com This musical endeavor is even sweeter for the siblings as it is the[Read More…]

Blackberry has announced a touch-screen phone without physical keys, at the Mobile World Congress trade show. The Blackberry Leap is not the company’s first all-touch phone – but it may come as a surprise, since its chief executive said last March his focus was going to be “very keyboard-centric”. The Canadian company has also revealed it is bringing more of[Read More…]

Bajan Sun Online Magazine

“An intense person”, “highly committed to ideals” and “filled with tenacity” is how Education Minister, Ronald Jones, described former Principal of the Graydon Sealy Secondary School, Matthew Farley, at a retirement function last Saturday, at the Hilton Barbados. The Minister spoke first of Mr. Farley’s days in the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), noting that when the latter served as[Read More…]

The mission of Miss Barbados UK is to raise awareness of Barbadian history and culture within the United Kingdom, connecting with the diaspora. At Bajan Sun Online we totally agree as we too are working to do the same. We are happy to see the contestants accomplish their goals and anxiously await who will be crowned the 1st ever Miss[Read More…]

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 1, 2015) – The Caribbean’s newest healthcare facility is venturing into a new partnership to strengthen its identity as the region’s premier destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism. Shomari Scott, Marketing Director of Health City Cayman Islands, said that the international hospital’s strategy to attract more travelers seeking medical attention has been given the thumbs up[Read More…]

“For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.” – Psalm 36:9 Sir Kyffin Simpson is a Barbadian entrepreneur well known for his stellar contribution to the development of the retail and commercial distribution of energy and energy-related products in the Caribbean and beyond. Last September, he very kindly sent me an envelope in the mail.[Read More…]